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A seated man in rust-red saffron robes and a matching turban sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne, a long garland of white flowers with pink and teal accents draped over his shoulders, gold bangles on his arm and a gold necklace on his chest. A gold trident stands behind him beside a deity murti with a blue-black cylindrical crown, white-and-red face markings and pearl necklaces, standing on a serpent-patterned pedestal. In the foreground a devotee with long dark hair seen from behind bends forward toward a brass tray of flowers. Gold ornate carvings and a copper tumbler complete the scene, consistent with a pada puja ceremony. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure has a bearded face, saffron turban, rudraksha-style ornate gold necklaces and the throne and robes of a guru.